Moving to Idaho as a master plumber: every state's rule
Idaho has reciprocity agreements with 0 states. Everyone else follows its standard out-of-state path: no credit.
Idaho master plumber · “Plumbing Contractor (Certificate of Competency)”
Statewide license
Issued by Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (Idaho State Plumbing Board)
Idaho has no master plumber title. The level above journeyman is the Plumbing Contractor certificate of competency, which Idaho Code 54-2611 defines as a person ('any person, or a member, representative or agent of a firm') who has passed the contractor examination; the contractor application confirms 'a plumbing contractor may be licensed as an individual', so it is treated here as the master-equivalent credential. IDAPA 24.39.20.100.03 requires the applicant to hold an active Idaho Plumbing Journeyman certificate, pass the Board-designated contractor exam (60% business and law, 40% code and sizing, 75% to pass), and file a $2,000 compliance bond; the initial certificate fee is $147 for a three-year term. A contractor may represent only one business at a time. No out-of-state contractor or master license is reciprocated at this level: the form has no reciprocal application type and the Montana, Oregon and Washington agreements cover journeymen only.
Every origin state
| State | Mechanism | Note | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Alaska | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Arizona | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Arkansas | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| California | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Colorado | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Connecticut | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Delaware | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| District of Columbia | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Florida | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Georgia | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Hawaii | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Illinois | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Indiana | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Iowa | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Kansas | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Kentucky | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Louisiana | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Maine | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Maryland | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Massachusetts | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Michigan | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Minnesota | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Mississippi | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Missouri | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Montana | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Nebraska | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Nevada | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| New Hampshire | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| New Jersey | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| New Mexico | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| New York | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| North Carolina | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| North Dakota | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Ohio | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Oklahoma | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Oregon | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Pennsylvania | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Rhode Island | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| South Carolina | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| South Dakota | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Tennessee | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| Texas | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Utah | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Vermont | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Virginia | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Washington | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |
| West Virginia | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Wisconsin | No credit | 2026-09-16 | |
| Wyoming | No credit | no state license to transfer | 2026-09-16 |